Best purchase of the summer

By nat100325903 Ranked #1520 - Car Racks October 7, 2009

I purchased this to make more room for everything else on my roof and to make it a bit easier to grab and carry my kayak when I am by myself. If you have a tall vehicle (I have a 2003 Trailblazer) you might find that it is a bit of stretch especially when tossing the straps over. They are well built. I was afraid that having the folding mechanism might detract from the general sturdiness, but was surprised to find they are still solid. I do have the fairings for my rack but even with the carriers up there is no whistling or racket. For the price I was disappointed that they had no locking mechanism, but I managed to create my own here at the shop. They were a snap to install and there wasn't a bit of movement while driving with my buddy's 10' kayak or my Tarpon 160. The best part was that it did allow me to toss my 16'er on and off without accidentally nailing the roof or sides of the 'blazer. The way the kayak sits you can grab the handles and take it off and I didn't have to go flipping the kayak over to get it off.

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